Using the community and the world as a classroom is only one aspect of a teaching and learning conference, aptly titled "It Takes a Whole Village to Educate a Child", in Oamaru in the next week.
The Department of Conservation wants to end its responsibility for the road to the Moeraki lighthouse, described as "unsafe and hazardous" in places despite its popularity with tourists.
The Omarama shearing contest, resurrected after four years, is firmly on track, with 87 entries for the event tomorrow.
The Dansey Pass road, popular with tourists, may reopen in about two weeks after a slip on the Central Otago side closed it more than a month ago.
The Waitaki District Council has given approval for $1.5 million to be spent on the Waitaki Aquatic Centre in Oamaru, despite some councillors being nervous about the project.
The redevelopment of the Opera House in Oamaru has benefited from a strong financial performance by the Waitaki District Council-owned Whitestone Contracting Ltd.
A flock of 24 pigeons released in Takaro Park on a perfect spring day was a fitting conclusion to the Spirit of Spring festival street parade in Oamaru on Saturday.
A proposal to boost tourism based on Oamaru's Victorian heritage is being proposed to reduce the reliance on the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony as the town's major attraction.
The presence of two English players, who will also act as coaches, should strengthen cricket in North Otago in the 2008-09 season.
Up to $50 million will be spent by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd on a new ship to transport cement from either a new plant near Weston or an upgraded Westport plant.
More than 20 boats, including two from Canada, will race at speeds of up to 180kmh on the Waitaki River on Wednesday in one of the legs of the New Zealand jet-boat marathon.
Work has started on converting a former office building at Otematata into a new community centre for the town.
Quality of life is the major strength the Waimate district has to attract and retain people, a survey conducted by the Waimate District Council has found.
The dredging of Oamaru Harbour's entrance has been delayed.
People with a hankering to be in a major feature film will get the chance to become one of hundreds of extras needed for a major movie which will be made at the Falstone reserve on the shores of Lake Benmore early next year.
Spending $1.5 million now on the Waitaki Aquatic Centre will save the Waitaki District Council up to $140,000 a year in operating costs.
The Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society was chosen over 43 other applicants as the winner of the inaugural TrustPower Oamaru community awards, presented at the Homestead last night.
A party pack with a difference for young people was launched in Oamaru yesterday.
About 30 members of the Waiareka Valley Preservation Society have confirmed the approach being taken to appeal the Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd plan to build a new cement plant near Weston to the Environment Court.
A big crowd is expected at the Waimate District Council meeting today to protest at bureaucracy that threatens the town's Christmas Extravaganza this year.
